Offbeat Tracks

What happens when the New York pop art scene collides with the burgeoning technology of sampling? Ebn-Ozn, that's what.

Perhaps the only band that gets called a one-hit wonder for two different songs in two different countries, we review the first three albums by the British art school kids who got their band name from Star Trek.

A panned movie that happens to have an incredible Hi-NRG aerobics soundtrack! John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis crotch thrusting in '80s workout attire - why are you not listening yet??

A sexy model making killer late '80s pop -- have we discovered Offbeat Xanadu?

Our first-ever listener-submitted episode idea! We're discussing the incorrigble, goofy, and oh-so-stylish sisters from Hackney who dominated the UK charts in '87 and '88.

Staying in England this week, but we're talking about a very interesting fella with a big heart, leftist politics, and a Tascam 4-track recorder.

Two lads from England who spent the '80s recording under two different band names but staying both very British and very '80s the entire time.

Back already, it's another edition of the Offbeat Trivia Challenge! This time, we quiz each other about the artists we've covered and our favorite absurd comments over the last two years. Thank you so much for listening to us for 100 episodes!

A woman whose unmistakable voice you've no doubt heard, just maybe not in song (yet). How did she survive her busy 1985?

From her early days making mellow gold softballs to her heyday in hard-hitting Hi-NRG, this week we scope out the career of (probably) the only person whose real name sounds faker than her stage name.